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Folk Alliance Announces 2017 Spirit of Folk Awards Recipients

Just ahead of this week's convention in Kansas City, Folk Alliance International has announced the 2017 recipients of the Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Spirit of Folk Awards. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Atlanta, Bakersfield, California, Health care, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Raytown, The Japan Times, The Kansas City Star

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Music Publishing News 1.6.17: Great Year For Lawyers Ahead • BMI Fights Radio Rates • George Michael Tributes

2017 will bring with it a number of court cases that will affect music publishers, songwriters, and copyright as a whole. First, the Radio Music Licensing Commission and performing rights organization. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, BJ the Chicago Kid, Gaye family, Grammy Award, Interscope Records, Jamie Foxx, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, soul music

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Blame Game Begins After Disastrous Mariah Carey New Year’s Eve Performance

Mariah Carey's manager has taken event producer dick clark productions to task in the wake of a glitch-ridden performance on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Award, Associated Press, Billboard Music Award, Dick Clark Productions, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, New Year's Eve, Times Square

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WED. BRIEF: Tidal Touts Exclusives • Spotify Pirates Attracts Pirates, Kills Downloads • Broadway Dips • More

Wednesday 12.28.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Tidal crowed about exclusives in its year end report but failed to share subscriber stats. Not a good sign…. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Bob Dylan Pens Nobel Prize Speech, Patti Smith To Perform

The Nobel Prize committee has announced that winner Bob Dylan has penned a speech that will be read during this year's ceremony. Who will read the speech is unclear. At. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, Associated Press, Bob Dylan, List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Patti Smith, Singer-songwriter, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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UPDATE: Criminal Probes Launched As Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Death Toll Climbs To 36

Investigations have been launched into the cause of the deadly fire at Oakland's Ghost Ship. But even as the death toll climbs to 36, questions are being asked about its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Schiff, Alabama, Associated Press, Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives, Inhaler, iTunes, Los Angeles Times, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Tobacco, Youth culture

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TUE. BRIEF: 50 Cent Scores $14.5M • PirateBay Back In Court • Weed Save Record Stores? • More

Tuesday 12.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Today's top stories involve the decades old combo of lawyers and weed. PS: Go 50! Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adverse effect, African Americans, Airbnb, Alastair Cook, Albany, Android (operating system), Animals as Leaders, Apartment, Associated Press, Australia, BBC, BBC Breakfast, Building, Business journalism, Facebook, Fox Business Network, Google, London, New York, Twitter

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Baile Funk? Speed Garage? 10 Genres You’ve Never Heard Of Top Spotify’s Emerging Genre Chart

Witch House, World Meditation and Dangdut are among the ten that top the list of new genres emerging in 2016 on Spotify. The music streamer did not share stats, but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/01/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Americas, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Associated Press, Latin America, music, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United States

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New Trade Mission Visits South American Music Conferences, Fests in 6 Cities: Doing Business in Chile, Argentina, Brazil

Starting today, a new trade mission is meeting with musicians and the music industry at conferences and festivals in 6 cities in 3 South American countries. The three - Chile, Argentina. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1956 Summer Olympics, Argentina, Associated Press, Buenos Aires, iTunes, La Boca, Melbourne, music industry, record label, South America

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Downtown Music CEO Sends Post-Election Letter To Staff

Here CEO of Justin Kalifowitz, CEO of Downtown Music, weighs in the impact of the election, and people's responsibility to invest in a future they want to have, both for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Harry Reid, Jeff Sessions, Minority leader, Republican Party (United States), The New Yorker, Washington (state)

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